Vitor Silva (DLA) is a graphic designer and art director living and working in Budapest.
With over 10 years of experience across design, art direction, and research, his creative process combines detailed research and experimental methodologies to generate conceptually driven and visually striking work.
Currently designing for NIVEA at Publicis, he holds a Doctor of Liberal Arts degree, awarded summa cum laude in 2026, from the Hungarian University of Fine Arts, as well as a Master of Fine Arts (2018) degree from the Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA, USA.
With over 10 years of experience across design, art direction, and research, his creative process combines detailed research and experimental methodologies to generate conceptually driven and visually striking work.
Currently designing for NIVEA at Publicis, he holds a Doctor of Liberal Arts degree, awarded summa cum laude in 2026, from the Hungarian University of Fine Arts, as well as a Master of Fine Arts (2018) degree from the Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA, USA.
CV
WORK EXPERIENCE
2024–CURRENTLY
2022–2023
2019
2018
2017
2012–2013
2010–2011
2024–CURRENTLY
2022–2023
2019
2018
2017
2012–2013
2010–2011
Publicis (NIVEA)
Designer
DE_FORM
Designer
Balaclava Studio
Freelance designer
bnyou
Designer (UX/UI and branding)
EBANX
Freelance designer
Bienal de Quadrinhos de Curitiba
Freelance designer
Marketdata (VMLY&R)
Digital art director
Imaginarium
Designer
Garagem Korova
Designer
EDUCATION
2019–2026
2014–2018
2009–2013
2019–2026
2014–2018
2009–2013
Hungarian University of Fine Arts
DLA (Doctor of Liberal Arts), summa cum laude
Budapest, Hungary
Savannah College of Art and Design
MFA, Graphic Design
Savannah, GA, United States
Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina
BFA, Graphic Design
Florianópolis, Brazil
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
2024
2024
Featured on Behance
The Architecture of Infinity
Cumulus Budapest 2024Schools and Museums of Modern Design
Hungarian Book Awards
The Architecture of Infinity
Schools and Museums of Modern Design
TEACHING, SPEAKING, AND EVENTS
2019–2021
2018
2016
2015
2019–2021
2018
2016
2015
Hungarian University of Fine Arts
Teaching assistant
Budapest, Hungary
Seminário de Leitura de Imagens (UDESC)
Speaker
Florianópolis, Brazil
Algures (UTFPR)
Speaker
Curitiba, Brazil
Clube da Colagem de Curitiba
Exhibiting artist
Curitiba, Brazil
Savannah College of Art and Design
Workshop instructor
Savannah, GA, United States